To inform the review, Shropshire Council undertook an eight week Issues and Strategic Options consultation, which started on the 23 January 2017. This consultation sought views from all parties on the key issues and strategic options for the Local Plan Review; it covered the following strategic options:

1. Housing requirement
2. Strategic distribution of future growth
3. Strategies for employment growth
4. Delivering development in rural settlements

During this issues and strategic options consultation, a total of 412 respondents commented. Respondents included individuals; businesses; landowners; Town and Parish Councils; representatives of the development industry; organisations; neighbouring Authorities; and statutory consultees.

A summary of these consultation responses is available to download from this page. The responses informed the subsequent development of the Local Plan Review.